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October 30, 2019

Hiram Sasser: Trump judicial pick in tears -- Left has again deployed lies, smears to destroy a nominee

Lawrence VanDyke is one of President Trump’s outstanding nominees to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. But he was the target of a disgraceful character assassination attempt Wednesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee when he was asked about false and absurd allegations that he would not be fair to the LGBTQ community.

October 30, 2019

Rex Tillerson testifies Exxon researched climate change's effects on bottom line

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday that the company he formerly led as CEO, Exxon Mobil, did not attempt to downplay the effects of climate change regulation to investors. 

October 30, 2019

Trump judicial pick breaks down in tears at hearing over legal group's attack

One of President Trump's nominees for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals broke down in tears during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, as he disputed suggestions that he would not be fair to members of the LGBTQ community.

October 29, 2019

Nicholas Sandmann attorney hopes reopened case will 'pull back the blinds' on the Washington Post

An attorney for the MAGA-hat wearing student suing the Washington Post and other news outlets for defamation said he hopes the newly-reopened legal case will expose the inner thoughts of the newspaper's editorial.

October 28, 2019

New challenge to union power brewing in wake of Janus ruling

In the wake of a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that public-sector unions cannot force non-members to pay a fee for representation in the workplace, a new challenge to union power is taking shape. 

October 26, 2019

Southwest Airlines pilots live-streamed video from bathroom to cockpit iPad, lawsuit claims

A Phoenix-based flight attendant has sued Southwest Airlines, accusing the carrier of retaliation after she reported she had seen two pilots live-streaming video from inside the plane’s restroom to an iPad in the cockpit.

October 25, 2019

Federal judge rules congressional Democrats can have access to Mueller grand jury material

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee can have access to redacted grand jury material from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.

October 22, 2019

Georgia sheriff's 'No Trick-or-Treat' signs trigger lawsuit from sex offenders

A group of sex offenders in Georgia is suing the Butts County Sheriff’s office for posting “No Trick-or-Treat” signs on their homes. 

October 22, 2019

Oklahoma county agrees to $12.5 million settlement over death of inmate left in restraint chair for 2 days

Officials in Garfield County in Oklahoma have agreed to pay $12.5 million in a settlement over the death of an inmate left in a restraint chair for two days at the county jail. 

October 18, 2019

Chinese national convicted of trying to export US military technology to China

A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in prison after being accused of conspiring to export U.S. military and space technology to China, the Justice Department said Friday.